Radheshyam Bhagwandas Shah is one of eleven people serving a life sentence for his role in the horrific rape and murder case

Bilkis and two of her children were the only survivors in a group of 17 Muslims who were attacked in 2002.

Her three-year-old daughter was beaten to death in the attack on a truck trying to carry them away from the violence.

Describing the ordeal, Bilkis said: "I found myself naked. I saw dead bodies of my family members lying around".

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was the state's chief minister at the time, was accused of turning a blind eye to the violence but was cleared of any wrongdoing in 2012.

The state government has been accused of dragging its heels in prosecuting those accused in the riots.

Fighting police sexism, alleged murder threats from officials, and even a court throwing out her case, Bilkis eventually took her story to the Supreme Court who ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe in 2004.

Four years later, Bilkis secured the prosecution of the 11 rapists and murders, reconfirmed this week along with the seven related prosecutions.

"As per my knowledge, this is the first time that police officials have been convicted in any case pertaining to the Gujarat riots," special counsel for the CBI Hiten Venegavkar said.

"No fresh trials will be carried out and the seven convicted can appeal to the Supreme Court of India," Vengavkar added.

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